Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Expedited Removal – Be Prepared
WHAT IS IT? Expedited removal is a form of immediate deportation for noncitizens. Until now, expedited removal has primarily been applied to individuals who arrive at a port of entry and are inadmissible, or individuals apprehended by CBP or ICE 1) within fourteen...
DHS Proposed Changes to EB-5 Legislation Hearing
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the proposed changes to EB-5 legislation today. To watch the video recording and see a full list of the witnesses, please visit:...
Trump’s Revised Immigration Travel Ban: Narrower but Still Controversial
On March 6, 2017, President Trump issued a revised executive order temporarily banning travel to the United States for 90 days by citizens of six Muslim-majority nations--Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The revised executive order also halts all...
Tips for Surviving in a Time of Immigration Uncertainty
By Dan Berger and Stephen Yale-Loehr[1] We planned to write a blog about the revised travel ban Executive Order as soon as it came out. That the revised order was delayed for several weeks until March 6 highlights the uncertainty we face in 2017.[2] Below we try to...
New Publications and Items of Interest
Characteristics of H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers: Fiscal Year 2015 was recently posted online by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The report provides data on petitions by country of birth, age, education, occupation, annual compensation, and industry....
Recent and Upcoming Talks
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Steve Yale-Loehr and Sandra Bruno will speak at an American Immigration Lawyers Association lunch on March 7 at Cornell Law School. Sandra will discuss her personal journey through the immigration system before becoming an...
Miller Mayer in the News
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was recently quoted in the following media regarding recent immigration-related developments: Bloomberg News: https://bol.bna.com/trumps-immigration-crackdown-likely-to-bring-lawsuit-flood/ China Epoch Times:...
New Immigrants Can Create USCIS Online Account When Paying USCIS Immigrant Fee
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on February 21, 2017, that new immigrants now can create a USCIS online account when they pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee. The account allows new immigrants to track the status of their green cards, receive...
DOJ Final Rule Changes Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to ‘Immigrant and Employee Rights Section’; IER Publishes New Guidance
The Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) has been renamed the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER). IER enforces the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act...
TSA Notifies Travelers of Upcoming 2018 REAL ID Airport Enforcement
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is notifying travelers via signs posted at airports that effective January 22, 2018, it will start enforcing REAL ID requirements at airport security checkpoints. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this...
